Question 1) Executive summary
Sol 1.i) Summary statistics of passive solar radiation for all years in this location in MJ/m2
(Bureau Metrological Australia 2020) is given below;
Statis
tic
Janua
ry
Febru
ary Marc
h
Apr
il
Ma
y
Jun
e
Jul
y
Au
g
Se
p
Oc
t
No
v
De
c
Annu
al
Mean 22.1 19.5 16.5 13.
5
10.
4 8.6 9.9 13.
1
16.
7
19.
6
21.
2
22.
7 16.1
Lowes
t 17.5 15.8 11.8 10.
0 8.4 7.0 7.8 10.
6
14.
2
16.
4
17.
5
18.
3 14.4
Highe
st 26.1 23.2 20.8 15.
8
11.
9
10.
2
11.
6
15.
1
19.
2
23.
4
27.
5
26.
2 17.4
Sol 1.ii) The direction of wind flow is dominant in the Northeast direction.
1.iii) Demographic features of the location
As per (Australian bureau of statistics2018) data for the year 2018, the estimated population
of Gordon city is 8191, and population density is 21.70 persons/hectare.
Sol 1.iv) Major structural elements required for construction: Major structural
components and their elements are Steel, Concrete, Bricks, Fibre-reinforced cement, Roofing
tiles, Plastic sheet(for fire resistance), Cellulose cement corrugated sheets, Metal sheets,
Asphalt shingles and Lift shaft.
Sol 1.v) Fire station is nearby the location. The distance between the location and the fire
station is 400m. Hence the response time should not be more than 10-15 minutes. (Google
map)
Sol 1.vi) Building classification: this type of building comes into class 2 type multi-unit
residential building since it is a residential apartment, and people live above and below each
other.
Sol 1.vii) Required type of construction: since the rise in the story is more than 4 therefore
this building comes under type A construction. (Commonwealth of Australia and states and
territories of Australia 2017)

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